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Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1887-08-25
GENERAL PARAGRAPHS.

Canvassers Geo. A Brooks, Sena or Bone
steel and County Clerk Nelson, of Niobrara,
Neb., heard the statement of tho election
board Of Creighton precinct recently, all Of
whom refused to be sworn; also the testimony
of prominent citizens of the precinct and
rendered decision giving tho county seat to
Niobrara by IA ma ajority. Hundreds of citizens
examined the mutiated poll books and all
agree that it was clear case Of forgery and
ballot box stuffing. Great indignation pre-
vailed among all parties. Several arrests will
follow.
The delegates from Harrison county, Ia,
to support Judge @. H. Lewis for supreme
judge.
The republican convention OF Sac county,
Ia, nominated J. s. Hunter for representa-
tive, to succeed Phil Schaller
The labor party at Syracuse, N. Y, in
convention, nominated full state ticket, with
Henry George for secretary of state.
j. F. Riley, an Omaha Bee reporter, was
arrested by Detective Neigh on telegram of
instrnc ion from Pinkerton's detective agency.
Riley was charged with the cmbczzement of
600 from the Union Trust company, of
Philadelphia. After his arrest Edward l.
Perkins, counsel and director of the Union
Trust company, arrived in Omaha, and as soon
as he saw Riley said he wa, not the man
wanted. Riley was released. He at once
brought suit against the Trust company for
slO, coo damages, personal service being BE-
cured on Perkins, the company's agent
Tho Western Passenger association at
meeting in Chicago decided to adhere 10 the
rate for he Grand Army reunion at st Loui, !,
next month, at single fare on roads west and
northwest of the Missouri river, as already
agreed upon. Roads from Chicago to St.
Louis will make a rate of cent per mile to
meet the rate made by the Central Traffic as
sociation
United States District Attorney Allen has
instituted an action in the United States court
against VIM A. Swan, of Wilkcsbarre, Pa, to
recover 5000 for alleged DEFICIENCIES in his
returns while acting as Indian agent at Chey-
ennc river reservation, Dakota territory, in
the years 1888 and 1884
-Atthe national encampment of the sons Of
veterans at Des Moines, Ia, Gen G. Abbott,
OF Chlca 90, was chosen commander -in-chief !;
Col. Henry Frazec, of Ohio, lieutenant-gen-
eral; Col J. J. Speaker, of Miss oui, major
general; Q. B. Cook, of Dakota, Col. Apple
gate, of Nebraska, and G W. Anderson, J. l.
F. Rakes and f b. Smith, of Pennsylvania
were chosen members of the council-in-chief,
and Wheeling, West Virginia, was chosen as
the nezt place of meeting
Mrs. Alta Arnold has commenced suit in
tho superior court at Council Bluffs, against
Charles Baughn, a heavy capitalist of Kansas,
but late of that CITY, for $4,000 The pla ntif
cl inns that tho defendant used damaging con-
versation against her character during her
connection with the Gross murder trial, in
which she figured as chief wltness
-Zobehr Pasha. the slave trader who was
recently released from imprisonment at Glib
raltar, has gone to Alexandria
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1887-08-25
TIE EAR EAST.

In regard to tho governments action in
proclaiming the national league the London
Times, STANDARD, Telegraph and Chronicle
approves the governments course The Irish
Times, conservative, says: "The abiding
people of Ireland will regard the step takon
by the government as one that was inevitable" I"
The freeman's Journal, nationalist, says:
The government felt in danger of collapse
through pure impotence, and, like all weak
people, concluded that they ought to mako a
show # strength in proportion as they felt
the support of public opinion in England de-
sorting them; and endeavor to promote dis
orler in Ireland"
-Parnell says that tho action of the gov
ernment in proclaiming the Irish National
league was a gratuitous insult to the Irish
consider ng the present condition of Ireland.
1t was merely move to cover the weakn gss
the land b H. If the bill did not protect
the tenants from eviction, trouble would be
inevitable during the coming winter.
chamberlain and T. W. Russell have with
avn from the unionist party in consequence
of tie procaiming of the Irish National
league.
Letters have been received at London
from Horny NJ. s anley, dated June 10, from
Gambruja, village near the rapids of
Aruwmai, reporting himself and party all
we'll
--Taimur-Shah and two officers at Herat
have been executed by the Ameer of Afghan
isan in consequence of having conducted
secret negotiations with Ayaub- Yhan. Abdul
Rahman, general-in- chief, and for some time
past pensioner on the ameer's bounty, has
been placed under arrest, charged with sim !.
liar offense
Mitchell Davitt and the Archbishop of Casha
promised to attend the opening of the pisca-
torial school at Baltimore, County Queen, but
Davitt, on learning; that the Queen was 10 be
toasted, absented himself The Archbishop
was present and joined in the toast to the
Queen.
"A dispa ch from Zanzibar has been re-
received at tho foreign Off in Paris, which
slys: Henry NJ Stanley, the explorer, has
been massacred by n,tives, after having been
deserted by his escort A London telegram
states that neither the foreign office nor the
Enin Bey re ief committee have received
n y ews regarding the alleged massacre of
Henry M. Stanley. The officials at the for
eign ffice are surprised at the intelligence in
the dispatch received by the French govern
ment, and say that if tho news Of Stanley's
death has been received at Zanzibar, the
British agents there would not have failed to
have sentit
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1887-08-25

pockets inside out, aud shook out three
greenback dollars, the only remains of the
last pay day; and, warmly shaking both of
Mrs. Abel's hands, he took the mule and
made very good time back to his regiment.
He had not been gone an hour when
Lieutenant George Abel, with a detach-
ment of Early's scouts, stopped at the
house. Mrs. Cora was very glad TO see her
husband, and he was clad to treat his COM
rades to the luxury of cup of coffee.
"Where did you get il, Cora?" he asked.
"From Yankee straggler," she said.
After another hour, when she was sure that
her cousin was safe, she told them the
facts.
Now, if this were romance, can see
how it ought to end. Lieutenant Abel
should be killed in battle; Shaw should be
badly wounded and brought to his cousins
house: she should nurse him, and he
should marry her. But it was not SO.
Both Shaw and Abel were wounded, but
survived the war; and the former, now a
rich manufacturer at the West, takes his
wife and children down TO the Shenandoah
almost every year to visit his Yankee
rcbel-reconstructed cousin and her hus-
band.
That mule has been many times paid
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1887-08-25
PERSONAL

Miss josie Barnard, a Lowell heiress, was
married to her grandmother's coachman a
year or two ago. She now finds herself re-
dued to destitution, and has just returned to
Lowell from Providence on ticket furnished
by the oyersee;s of tho poor. Young ladies
with weakness for coachmen should paste
this item in their hats
Baron Blanc, now Italian ambass ador at
Constan inople, will take the foreign portfolio
at Rome Heis slanch friend of Germany.
Mira vii lam osle, of Newburgh, N. Y,
who has just died, was the mother of ten
children, six of them deaf-mutes Neither Of
the plrents was thus affii ted
Emperor William il so i'll that it has been
ssrsaysa thst the king ef sAxony Will repre-.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1887-08-25

;sst He said the sentence would be one year
in iail-six months for each count An ap-
neal was noted and tho cnse will be carried to
the criminal court This case has excited un-
common interest in Washington, both on 40
count Of tho novelty Of the proceedings in the
police court under what is known as the Utah
law, and the high social standing of the de-
fendant an officer in the navy and Of hitherto
unblemished reputation. The decision OF
the higher court will be bo awaited with great
interest
The body of we'll dressed man was
found near Hanson park, Omaha. From let
ters on his person his name was learned to be
John W. Wallace, and he in one of these arked
that his body be turned over for scientific in
vestigation, as he imagined he had peculiar
brain. He suicided by taking morphine.
Several terrible accidents occurred at the
soldiers reunion at Enfield, ILL.,, by the pre-
mature discharge of a cannon-causing the
ramrod to be shot into the crowd.
News has been received at London of the
| burning at sea of the Inman line steamer City
| of Montreal Tse information was taken to
Thirteen persons are learned to have perished,
the remainder being rescued by the York
City and they were taken to Queenstown. She
| had 420 passengers on board.
| Richard Seaman Scott who absconded in
| 1885 with s16o, 900 belonging to the Manhattan
Bank, New York, in which he had been en-
ployed, aid about whose disappearance and
| r,,va
terry, has made confession before Consul
General Waller, at London. The story had
almost died out of mind, but suit has just
been instituted in the Supreme Court which
discloses not only scott's action, but the fact
that he was not alone in the stupendous do
falcation This suit is against Jno r. Dunn,
,Scott's colleague to recover $4,000 Affi-
davits of the absconder, made in London,
shows Dunn to be bigger rascal than Scott,
and that he was the cause of the latter's
| crime.
"A Chatsworth, Ill, special says The
coroners jury has agreed on q verdict, which
holds Timothy Coughlin, tho foreman of sec
ton Z, to the grand jury, and negatively ex-
onerates the railroad company The company
| is not censured for running double-headers,
for lax system of track inspection, or for any
thing else The verdict simply says that the
failure to patrol the track for six hours before
the train came, and the habit of burning the
grass close to the track is a subject of crit
cism. The three friends Of the road on the
| Jury had better staying qualities than the two
or three of those who wanted to fix portion
of the blame on the management
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1887-08-25


his scouts to reach here now. My husband
is ono of them. but don't believe he
could save you. Maybe I'm not doing just
right to warn yol-I'm d good deal OF d
rebel myself, you must know"
She smiled. Shaw looked very doleful.
81 guess I'll have to 60 to the Libby,
Cora, in spite of all yonr kindness. feel
sure can't walk mile"
"Tbere's mule in the shed out there, :"
she quickly rejoined. "Take him and go"
He saw in her face the struggle that his
declaration cost the brave girl. twas tho
only mule of poor Virginia family. No
more need be said.
"Cora, God bless you!" lie said, and his
eyes filed with tears. "Your heart hasn't
changed, if you are rebel. Blood is
thicker than water. You'll live to be glad
of whae you have done for me"
He emptiea his haversack of the REM
nants of hard-tack left in it; turned his
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1887-08-25
lack Chandler,


think. says Charles B. Dean, in the
Detroit Free Press, it was the next Sunday
after the first Bull Run battle our regiment,
the Fourth Michigan, was back in its old
camp near Washington. One afternoon
Senator Lacharinh Chandler rode into our
camp on horseback. He passed up one
street and down another between the rows
or tents, in company with friends, and all
this while expressing his opinion on the
way the war was being run generally. The
fact was Lack was riled, and when in thai
way no one had trouble in finding it out.
After he had finished his discourse on
the conduct of the war he dismounted and
proceeded to shake hands all around
Talking about our affairs he soon learned
how hard up for change, even enough to
pay postage, some Of us were, having as
yet received no pay. Learning that We had
credit at the suffers for stationery, etc, he
said:
III fix it, boys: you lay in for few
packages of envelopes and will frank
them Tor you"
He seated himself on a cracker box un.
der tree, took his hat off and was soon
deluged with yellow envelopes, more than
he could have signed his name upon in
day
hout OF SO, anyway. see here, you, ana
you, beckoning TO several, cant you
write that nearly as l do, SO it will pass2
Try it,"
Soon several soldiers were installed as
secretaries pro tenn, aud YOU may well be-
ileye rushing business was done in frank
ing for an hour or so.
On leaving for the city he called back to
us: Now, of course none of you boys
will put 81. Chandler, u. S. A. on the
upper corner of an envelope hereafter
then laughing) mt least until after the
paymaster comes"
Did We? Oh, no! Why, bless You,
twenty-five envelopes fixed up that way
sold for one dollar Our cigars and pop
came high in those days. Well, the pay
master came in time, bringing specie and
the new greenbacks. We we're always
grateful TO Old Zack for his sermon on
that Sunday especially the application
thereof.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1887-08-25
Story of a Confederate Flag.

During meeting OF the veterans of the
Twentieth Regiment in this city, reads the
Kingston Freeman, they had something to
say about President Cleveland's order to
return the flags captured by Union soldiers
to the Governors of Southern States. Du-
ring the battle of Antietam rebel flag was
captured by one of the members of the
Twentieth Regiment and was sent to The
War Department. This is one of the flags
which the President ordered returned. The
flag belonged to the Louisiana Tigers, who
were holding the left of the Confederate
line. The Twentieth Regiment went on
the extreme right of the Union
line: During the severest fighting
the Louisiana Tigers were stationed along
a fence near confeld. The color-bear-
er kept his place for some time, but was
| finally killed by sharpshooter, and the
| Twentieth made it SO hot for the Louisiana
| Tigers that they ran and left their flag.
Sergeant Isaac Thomas, of Rondont, and
Major Alfred Tanner, Of Kingston, each
started to capture the flag. They ran at
full speed to reach the place before the
| Confederates should return with reinforce
ments. Thomas outran Tanner, and tri-
umphantly bore the flag back to the ranks
| of the Twentieth, receiving the honor for
its capture. 1t is said that that was the
last fight in which the Louisiana Tigers
ever participated. Members OF the IWen-
tieth Regiment say that during this
battle battery known as Twiggs' Bat
terry was used with great effect by the Union
troops. 1t was battery of guns which
General Twiggs turned over to the rebel
Government when he deserted the flag.
The guns were afterwnrd captured by
Union troops and were attached to Cen
era Gibbons brigade of the First Corps.
A Wisconsin regiment had been placed in
support of this battery, but had fallen
back. The Louisiana Tigers seemed de-
termined to capture the guns. An aid of
General Gibbons rode up to General
Patrick and asked for regiment that
"would stand" General Patrick said: "I
will send you q regiment that will stand as
long as there is man left" Turning to
Colonel Gates, who was in command of
tho Twentieth, he said: Colonel Gates,
take the Twentieth Regiment and protect
that battery" The men protected that
battery SO well that they drove that portion
of the rebel line from the field.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1887-08-25

The Oil City Derrick gives an exhibit
of the oil and natura1-gas business in
Pennsylvunia by saying that Statistics
show that 81, 900 wells have been drilled
in Pennsylvania and New York, since
the discovery of petroleum, at cost of
5000, 900, 900. These wells have pro-
duced $40, 900. 900 barrels of oil, which
were sold at the wells for $500, 900, 900.
This represented profit to the producer
of $500, ,OO0, 600. The amount of oil ex-
ported is placed at G,231, 1O2, 923
gallons. In the pool in Washington
County alone s3,20O,OOO has been ex-
pended in machinery and drilling.
This does not include the many mill
ions that are represented there in the
natural-gas industry. Independent of
the oil business there is about $50, 0O0;-
600 invested in natural-gas plants in
Pennsylvania. These are majestic
figures and serve to show the magnitude
of the oil and gas business" Indiana
has natural-gas area of about 1900
square miles. To drill $1,000 wells at
q cost say of $4,000 each would repre-
sent an Investment of S24, 700, 900. If
these wells should flow an average OF
100000 cubic feet day, the annual
product would be 1910, 00O, 900. 600
cubic feet Of gas. If this could be sold
at 10 cents per 900 cubit feet it would
net receipts amounting to $l,314,O 4,OO0.-
200 annually. Ills not required to be
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1887-08-25

In some of the third-class cities the
letter carriers have to travel thirty
miles per day to make their routes, and
they complain that nine-tenths OF the
letters delivered are only dry goods adj
vertisements and letters from mothers
in-law limiting at an early visit and a
stay of six weeks.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1887-08-25
Colonel Streight's Attempt on
Rome. Georgia.
BY WARE.
ed alongside of the wins

ANh
vile.
Tenders, bearing the horses, osten-
sibly for Colonel Streights expedition,
preceded and followed the transports,
some of which landed at Cumberland
Iron Works and at Dover, seven miles
below, to unload supplies for the troops
destined, as was learned at O later day.
to destroy tho Confederate works and
stores at Rome, Ga.
When Colonel Streight's command
had gathered large number of mules,
etc, belonging to Messrs. Woods,
Ieatman u Co., who owned Cumber-
land Iron Works, it took the route for
Fort Henry, on the Tennessee River.
where transports were awaiting to bear
1T up that stream to point nearer to
Rome, its final destination, as after.
ward appeared.
On learning that the transports were
headed up stream from Fort Henry an
express was Immediately sent to Gen
eral Forrest, and the same information
was forwarded, at a more leisurely gait.
to Spring Hill.
On receiving this information, Gen.
eral Forrest, who had been skirmish.
ing with Federal force in the vicinity
OF Florence, sent q party to observe
Colonel Streight's movements until his
objective was developed.
! In O few days he was advised that
Colonel Streight had disembarked his
forces, which. mounted on tho bes,
horses, was hurrying across the coun.
try.
believing that Colonel Streisht's OBJ
lect was to penetrate and lay waste the
country, comparatively unprotected tc
the south and west, General Forrest
took steps to intercept him, or to press
him so closely es to prevent the thor.
ough accomplishment of his work q
destruction.
So, appearing to be beaten in the
contest before him, General Forres,
gathered up all his forces, including
all details for scout and other duty
which were within call, and set out stc
capture that feller, or to run liim down
to the DEy Tortugas"
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1887-08-25
GRIMES IND CASUALTIES.

The trial of Assistant Surgeon Crawford,
charged with criminal in imicy with Eva
White, Of Washington, d. G, terminated IN
the police court the other afternoon. When
the prosecuting attorney finished his argu-
ment, Judge Harper, to the surprise of every
lady present at once disposed OF the case by
hading Crawford guilty on two informations,
charging foruioati6p on tile I'd and 9th Of JULY
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1887-08-25

The English people are more i'm
pressed by the magnificent riding at
the Wild West show than they are by
any other feature of the exhibition.
Recently an old army officer had long
card in the Times showing the superior
points of the cowboy style of riding,
and calling upon the English horsemen
to study that style of riding to learn
grace, security, and how best to save
the strength of the horse.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1887-08-25

JOHN BRowN's sons, Owen and Jason,
whose white hairs have seen much
change and trouble, live opposite
Pasadena, in Lower California, at the
foot of the peak in the Sierra Madres
named after them. Thirteen of the
Brown family live in this spot. The
old stock still stands by the weak.
When the Chinese boycott was declared
in 1886 Owen proposed to hire China
man for principle and examples sake.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1887-08-25

VERMONT farmers still insist on bury
ing their dead friends on the farm. 1t
saves time and expense, and it is gem
orally land which could. be put to no
other use. A swale of half an acre in
extent will do for three wives, and they
are warranted to keep moist
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1887-08-25
POPULAR SCIENCE.

"SILoTwoR" is new explosive ten
times the strength of gunpowder, ex-
ploding without smoke or noise. A
Russian invented it.
A RECENT computation makes the
velocity of the solar system in space
only about 100000 miles year. BY
q different method another computer
has determined the rate to be about
525, 100000 miles in a year.
To AID in an analysis of noise, Prof.
Crum Brown of the Royal Society of
Edinburg, hopes to be able to make n
machine to give very loud limitations of
vocal sounds. He expects the appara-
tus to hiss with thousand-man power.
A LARGE piece of meteoric iron has
been found in bed of tertiary Ignite,
Upper Austria. This is the first find
of that sort in distinct geological per-
iods, proof that meteoric stones fell
also in former periods of the earth's
existence
AN inclination of one inch in fifteen
miles is sufficient to give motion to
water. An inclination of three inches
per mile in a straight, smooth channel
will give velocity of three miles per
hour, while three feet per mile would
produce torrent.
A LEAF of the giant water lily (Fio-
toria regia) has been known to measure
twenty-four feet 81 inches in circum-
ference, its weight being nearly four
teen pounds. One of the flowers was
four feet two inches in circumference,
with petals nine inches in length, aud
weighed 81 pounds.
IT has hitherto been supposed that
the highest mountain in the world was
Mount Everest, one of the Himalayan
range, $4,000 feet high, but this honor
is now claimed for Mount Hercules in
New Guinea, which scars to the tre-
mendous altitude of 80, 1856 feet, or five
times that of Mount Washington in
New Hampshire.
The age of the earth has been yari-
ously estimated by geologists, astrono-
mers, and other scientific men, the di-
yergence of views on this matter being,
in fact, very great. Sir William Thom-
son, investigating the theory of the
eartb's having cooled from fluid to q
solid mass, arrived at the conclusion that
the period of such cooling should be
placed at not less than two hundred
nor more than four hundred millions of
years, with the probability that hun
dred million years is the limit of geo.
logical history, and that pior to that
time the earth's surface was in condi-
ton unfit for the maintenance of animal
or vegetable life. According to Buck
land and others, it is certainly millions
of years since the world was created,
the only question being rs to how many
millions. The six thousand years of
human history form, according to Hugh
Miller, but portion of the geological
day which is passing over us; they do
not extend into the yesterday of our
globe, far less touch the myriads of
ages spread out beyond.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1887-08-25

THERE are lis women and girls in
the ballet corpse of the Paris Grand
Opera House. Ten are stars, ten are
first subjects, twenty-five second sub
jects; there are three divisions OF
coryphees or leaders, divided into four
sections-the walkers" and the infant
class. The pupils receive 40 cents
each time they appear, the young ladies
of the quadrilles from $50 to $40 a
month, the coryphees from $50 to $50,
the subjects, or those who dance steps
outside the ensemble figures, $50 to
$500. and the stars from $1,000 to s9,.
600 per year.